I’M delighted to have made Tom Denton and David Unsworth my latest signings, and I’m still working hard on bringing in some more players before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.

Tom is a top prospect who I have had my eye on for some time, and I’m excited to have got him, because he’s a striker with tremendous potential.

He’s a local boy and a keen Town fan, and he’s clearly thrilled at signing for us, which is important.

Blackburn and Crystal Palace both wanted him, but he’s our player on a three-year contract, which gives us time to work with him.

Having said that, if he adapts to full-time training the way I expect him to, I don’t think it will too long before he is figuring.

David signed a one-year deal after passing his medical on Monday, and while I decided not to play him against Bradford City in the Carling Cup the night after, he’ll certainly be in contention for a place down at Colchester United tomorrow.

He’s a very experienced player with a great record of achievement, and I’m sure he’ll be great for us, as well as helping along the younger players.

David has been playing left-back for us, but of course he’s also a centre-back, and his arrival was a contributory factor in my decision to sell David Mirfin to Scunthorpe United.

You look at the squad and see David Unsworth, Chris Lucketti, Andy Butler and the two Clarkes, Nathan and Tom, who like Mirf, are all centre-backs.

If Mirf had wanted to stay and fight for his place, fair enough, but at this moment with everyone fit, he wouldn’t have been among my first choices.

When it comes to balancing a squad, managers have tough decisions to make, and Mirf is a cracking lad who had been at the club a long time.

But I was in a position to let a player go, and Mirfin was the one somebody, in this case Nigel Adkins, asked me about.

I think it’s a good move for the club, because we got a decent fee, and Mirf himself, because he’s got a better chance of getting regular first-team football there, and I wish him all the best.

As I said earlier, I’m still looking to add to the squad, and it could be that other players leave.

It’s all about balancing the squad to create competition for places in as many areas as possible.

Obviously that has to be done within the budget set down, and the directors here have been very good in that respect.

IT WAS good to see Gary Roberts (right) grab his first goals for the club in Tuesday’s Carling Cup win over Bradford City.

I’ve been aware of Robbo’s ability for a long time, because when I was manager at Burnley, he was playing for Accrington Stanley.

I noted his performances then, and I’ve kept tabs on him ever since, so when the chance arose to bring him here, I took it.

People might see him as a right winger but actually he’s a versatile player who can operate wide left or right, or play behind the striker.

Robbo’s got an eye for goal, as he showed against Bradford, and he can also get past people, pass the ball and whip in a good delivery.

He’s got bags of ability, and now his challenge is to maintain the early standard he has set since he came here.